St. Polycarp is the Saint of Connections
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+ St. Polycarp and St. Clement of Rome On Early Church Ecclesiology Gavin Ortlund is a Reformed Baptist author, speaker, pastor, and apologist for the Reformed Baptist Gavin Ortlund argues that St. Ignatius of Antioch's view of monarchical bishops is an isolated one; contradicted by other apostolic Church fathers.
by William J. Tighe For all Christians today who observe a “liturgical year,” the high point of that year is the annual commemoration of Christ’s passion, death, and resurrection at the end of Holy Week. Good Friday recalls to the faithful the Lord’s suffering and death, and in most Christian traditions is a day of ascetical practices, particularly fasting. Holy Saturday commemorates his entombment and descent to hell, and thus is also a day of asceticism. Easter Sunday, by contrast, is the joyous celebration of his resurrection, and of the resurrection of mankind in him...